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Cognizant breaks into Fortune 500 companies & is theLEADER strategic acquisition and in global IT

outsourcing and more

Our FD offshore delivery head shares his memories,

envision of a stronger FD-Cognizant relationship, also

imparting tips for budding professionals and more

Technology is meant to ease future. Take a peak at the

latest offerings from Google for your phone and learn

about workplace for future collaborative working.

Our FD offshore delivery head giving tips to the

budding professions and more

Know your surroundings, mingle with nature and make

life easy for all to live & enjoy. Lets save the earth and

learn about making the house greener

Come explore the mid-west, where you get a chance to

meet face to face with few eminent former presidents of

the United States

Lets take a sneak peak at the tournaments and Fun

filled moments of nerds and geeks of FD-Cognizant.

Cognizant announced as LEADER in global

IT infrastructural outsourcing and more







Explore Indias beautiful pink city and city of

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As the bright sunlight kisses la terre, snow starts to melt, fog disappears and warmth spre

he temperature rises all around denoting the arrival of summer. But whatever the season be

hirst for get-togethers, outings, lot of actions and vacations remains unquenched. Cest La

aptures all these remarkable moments, filled with fun, of FD-Cognizant offshore and onsite te

his innovative summer edition - a result of coherent team work of RAS, FS and GTO team; pento the vivid cultural diversity of India through few of its sections. Two new sections have spr

orth from the creative minds of Cest La Vieteam: Expressions through with a featured te

hares their momentous working experiences and FD Pulse depicting the likes / dislikes of

ellow associates in a graphical format.

This summer in India was an action packed season with state elections and the world cup

quad of fourteen players braving the blazing sunshine turned the cricket fever on! They brou

lory to the nation by winning the world cup for the second time, taking India to the much cove

umero uno position in cricket. The elections in India are a festival by themselves as the polit

arties use a lot of symbols and colors to represent themselves. The people belonging to various st

f India exercised their democratic right and elected the chief minister and members of legisla

ssembly for their states, reaffirming their capability to usher in change if they want. As Geo

Washington said; Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dange

ervant and a fearful master. May be as a reflection, the same upbeat mood action was aboun

D-Cognizant Chennai and Omaha team in the form of basketball, ping-pong, volleyball

adminton tournaments. To add to the gusto, as an icing on the cake, Cognizant bagged the

osition in revenue growth with a 43% rise in revenue compared to last quarter. Congratulat

Cognizant!

The more we give the more we grow and Cognizant is bellwether in both growing and giv

ognizants association with Outreach group which has created better educational environmen

many schools in India. Now! FD-Cognizant (Chennai) team has also become a part of this revolut

y adopting a school and endeavoring to shape up the younger generation. Congratulations

ood luck to the team! Talking of revolutions one is also reminded of Google wallet, a

nnovation which potentially can be the new revolution in mobile industry. We are proud to sh

he triumph of FD-Google partnership as a part of this revolution.

Along with the medley of these events, we have our veteran leader Ram sharing

emarkable moments and thoughts in Leaders speak section, thereby making this edi

wholesome. The editorial team is immensely pleased to share with you all this edition of Cest la

with a rich aroma of different flavors from different parts of the world, thank you all for the const

ncouragement and endless support.

May we continue to grow! Forever


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Cognizant won the Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Award 2011 for exceptional leadership in

leveraging internal measures in the IT segment. The Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards

organized by India Carbon Outlook, seek to recognize Indian companies that have embraced sustainability

in their business operations and supply chain and have shown leadership by taking initiatives for making

their products, processes and facilities sustainable.

Cognizant won the Philippines International ICT Award for Best New BPO Locator of the Year for 2011

Cognizant was chosen for the top honor in the Best New BPO Locator of the Year category based on its size

growth and diversity of the business and its clients; quality; depth and breadth of competenciesmanagement capability; and commitment to developing people, social responsibility, and industry support.

In its annual ranking of the world's largest publicly traded companies, Forbes ranked Cognizant Number

952, up from Number 1,085 in 2010. The rankings are based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, asset

and market value. The list has been published since 2003.

Cognizant announced it has joined the Fortune 500. Cognizant is ranked at number 484, with $4.59 billion

in annual revenue for 2010. Also Cognizant placed first in Fortune's "All-Star List" of the consistently fast

growing company. Cognizant also ranked among Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" in March

2011, the 3rd year in a row.

In its first-ever appearance on the Barron's 500, Cognizant ranked 42nd among S&P 500 companies based

on sales growth and cash-flow returns on investment.

For the second year in a row, Cognizant was ranked among the Training Outsourcing Top 13 Watch list

The Cognizant Learning Solutions Group has been providing training and eLearning solutions for over adecade to variety of customers in areas such as training consulting, custom training courseware

development, learning management system (LMS) administration, and maintenance solutions.

Cognizant entered The Financial Times FT Global 500 ranking this year, debuting at position #370. The

companies are ranked by market capitalization.

The Q1, 2011 quarterlyrevenue rose to $1.37billion, up 43% from theyear-ago quarter and 4.6%sequentially.

GAAP Net profitrose to $208.3million, up 37.5%from the year-agoquarter and 1%sequentially.

The net headcount addition of7,200 employees for the quartertook the Companys globalemployee headcount to over111,000 as of March 31, 2011.

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Googles new Wallet may not be like your conventional leather wallet by Fossil or Tommy but it is as uone. Googles Wallet is a mobile application that can be installed in any Android smart phone and can hold al

cessary card information. For payments, it uses NFC (near field communication) technology where card detai

ptured just by waving the mobile phone and the bills are paid on a tap. Now, payments at a grocery store wou

uch faster and convenient over fumbling for cards /cash/coupons. Apart from paying bills in-store, Google w

n also hold the loyalty or gift card information. When you are ready for the payment, at POS, the application

ll all the information on redeem offers or will credit the loyalty points automatically.

How secure these new generation wallets are? Does it mean that thieves need not carry a razor or a kn

ck-pocket but all they need is another mobile device and a small hacking program to retrieve the information

meones mobile wallet? That would be new-generation pick-pocketing.

ell, Google wallet asks you to set a wallet PIN during the initial setup and will ask for PIN before making

rchase. Also, the information in the mobile wallet can be used only when the user sw itches on the application

is about to pay at the POS. Google wallet along with Mastercard provides many layers of security during

yment. Apart from phone locking security, this application also builds a secure element inside the phone by us

ip. It runs the programs and stores data in an encrypted format. Only trusted programs can access this seement and your card credentials stay secured.

t, is this digital wallet more convenient and as good as your conventional wallet? Can you pay or transfer d

sh to your friends mobile wallet? Can you store some discount coupons you received during last purchase? Can

ep your digital driving license in your mobile wallet? Can it hold your business cards in digital form that can be

an old acquaintance you meet at Walmart?

u may still be carrying you leather wallet for these when you go out, but not for long as the revolution has begu

Whats in your wallet?

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The Agile development methodology, often touted as a common sense methodology for Software development, rective communication as its foremost motivating factor for successful execution. It is well understood that face-t

munication is by far the most effective method of interaction. This is applicable during requirements clarification, pla

elopment, review and testing in addition to various other phases of the software development lifecycle. In the contex

shore strategy or Collaborative Distributed Software Development, collaboration via face-to-face communication is la

ry. The risk of not having face-to-face communication therefore has to be necessarily mitigated using alternative strateg

such strategy is a Virtual World, it is a framework that provides for the immersive experience aiding in successful so

elopment leveraging Agile Methodologies.

There are various tools and techniques available to mitigate the risk associated with the lack of face-tmunication with the offshore team. Some examples include Tandberg/TelePresence based video confer

bEx/LiveMeeting based white-boarding, Extended working hours enabling overlap times between onsite and offshore, et

t of the above techniques tend to create a mundane work atmosphere. But How do I ensure that all the team members

tions are completely participative in a Scrum (or equivalent) based Agile Execution model, and also enjoy the experience

cient Agile Development Methodology?

Virtual spaces are 3D collaborative immersion environments that are available for a specific period of time to better

e business processes. They are built on virtual worlds technologies and are integrated with enterprise back-end systems, 2

physical world. They support secure and private interactions within the enterprise, and deliver business value to participan

y support structured and unstructured business interactions. Virtual spaces, enabled by different technologies, are built w

s on Integration, Interaction, Immersion and Interoperabilitywhich helps in linking, collaborating and navigation between m

ual worlds and spaces.

Open Wonderland (originally Project Wonderland) is a client-

architecture supported, Java based open source toolkit for cr

collaborative and dynamic 3D virtual worlds. Within those w

users can communicate with high-fidelity, immersive audio,live desktop applications and documents and conduct real bu

Open Wonderland is completely extensible; developers and g

artists can extend its functionality to create entirely new worl

add new features to existing worlds. This is made possible

flexible module system. This scheme allows developers to e

not only the Wonderland client and server, but also to packa

artwork and complete world as easy-to-install modules. M

can also be written to connect Wonderland with an unl

number of external services.

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ironment A custom configured Open Wonderland based environment used as a Development productivity suite to ma

hore Agile experience more "immersive".

ClientBrowser based clients on Windows Desktop, where every avatar can login.

Server A Redhat Enterprise Linux based server running the wonderland server

Telephony IP Telephony not enabled due to security restrictions. Existing VNET conference bridge calls used in lieu

Telephony

ective - To increase the level of offshore participation in a Distributed Agile setup and mitigate the risk associated with abse

e-to-face communication with onsite stakeholders.

tars created - An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego whether in the form of a

ensional model, or a two-dimensional icon. An avatar will be created for each offshore developer, with scope for

ticipation. System gets configured by adding as many avatars as stakeholders.

ual World modeledBased on photographs of the onsite scrum pad area to give a "Scrumpad" feel for the participants.

Agile Events captured

Ad-hoc video recordings of day-to-day activities shared with onshore Scrum Master for review

A Wall of Post-It Notes setup for all stakeholders to login and take a look at

Sprint Planning meetings, Sprint Demos and Sprint Retrospectives conducted in the virtual world recorded and savsubsequent perusal

All conference calls conducted on the virtual world

Ability to readily share developer desktops for immediate/peer reviews.

Benefits of the Open Wonderland Platform

Ability to share desktops between onshore and offshore for cross-boundary peer reviews

Saved recordings of onshore interactions with business personnel via the virtual world leading to improved understand

user-stories and requirements, with readily available business centric contextual discussions

Easier demonstrations of sprint deliverables directly from offshore

The Virtual World effectively used as a one-stop shop for presentations, reviews, requirements clarifications, intera

with testing personnel, virtual Scrum stand-up meetings

Offshore teams clearly becoming more Agile-aware, thereby readily imbibing the benefits of the Agile Methodology

TES AND REFERENCES

Avatars in Networked Virtual Environments (1999) - Capin T. K. et al

Architecture of Open SimulatorTom Censullo

Enable far-reaching enterprise collaboration with virtual spaces - Luba Cherbakov, Robi Brunner,

Charisse Lu, Rob Smart

The Open Wonderland Project- http://openwonderland.org

The Open Simulator Projecthttp://opensimulator.org

The Open Source Metaverse Project - http://metaverse.sourceforge.net/

The Scrum Primer

Pete Deemer, Gabrielle Benefield, Craig Larmaan, Bas Vodde

ContinuesThe Open Wonderland Environmental setup for Scrum based Agile

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Iwas trying to understand what this Go green is all about and the fuzz surrounding it. Go-greens commercial nt really be understated. Any product tagged Go green claims a premium price in the market as compared to its peers

ow this tag is being exploited by the business world would be a no-brainer. People have started talking about climate ch

obal warming, saving the earth, importance of growing more trees, recycling resources, conserving energy, leaving a better w

r our children and grandchildren like never before. Some scientists even claim that the pace at which the arctic glaciers

ould deplete entire land mass in few decades. Some other scientists refute the claims and there is a lot of debate on this iss

uldnt really separate the facts and the myths on this issue. So I decided to do some thinking, based on common s

rspective and write this article based on my research.

Let me share some basic understandings on Go Green, which simply means reducing the carbon footprint. Now w

arbon footprint mean. Carbon footprint is the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, eoduct or person. For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of carbon dioxide. So what is a greenhouse gas? T

in simple terms, greenhouse gasesare a set of gases present in the earths atmosphere that aide to greenhouse effect

eenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from earths surface is absorbed by the atmospheric greenhouse g

d is re-radiated back into the earths surface. This helps in maintaining the earths normal temperature that we live in. If no

ese gases and their effect on earths surface, the earth would have been uninhabitable because of relatively lower temperat

llowing are the four major greenhouse gases and their percentile contribution to the greenhouse effect: water vapor (367

rbon dioxide (926%), methane (49%), ozone (37%).

Greenhouse gases are emitted through the production and consumption of fuels, manufactured goods, materials, w

nstruction of roads, buildings, bridges and also through mining and land clearance. As the emission of greenhouse g

creases, the density of them in the atmosphere increases which in turn re-radiates more thermal radiation back into the e

rface thereby raising the surface temperature of the earth. This partly explains what is global warming.Lets get another perspective of this issue, going by recorded history; the population in the year 1804 is roughly abo

lion. The current population stands at about 7 billion. And we humans depend completely on the nature and its resource

ery walk of our lives. Especially our dependence on non-renewable resources is even more alarming, as you know; they ar

oing to be there forever. We consume a lot and we dispose a lot, unmindful of what we are doing to the environment that w

ing in. The more we consume and dispose, the more the greenhouse gas emission and the more the increase in temperature

ot everything about global warming and climate change can be discarded as myths. Our mindless consumption and dispo

titude have already started having its effect on our environment. Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a classic example of one

titude. Its a "plastic soup" that primarily has our disposed wastes which are floating in the Pacific Ocean. With our rut

nsumption, we are not only risking our eco-system, we are risking our planet and our ability to live on it.

Now I get some idea of what this go-green is all about, but how can we support Go Green. Well, it is an attitudinal shmindset change and it cant happen overnight. We cant really study every process involved in the making of every product

e consume, evaluate the amount of greenhouse gases in that process and decide whether to use it or not. But we can

aking our choices by using more eco-friendly product and by being shrewder with energy consumption choices. Taking a

ansport system instead of a car for work, taking our own eco-friendly bags for supermarket purchases, using low p

onsumption lamps, leaving your computers switched off at the end of the dayare some of the day-to-daygo-greentas

uld engage ourselves with.

Lets make our contributions for the better world, our future generations will live in, for what we have now was given

our ancestors. It becomes our duty to safeguard what we have and pass it on to our children for they have every right to e

tures wealth and beauty without harming her. Tomorrow may be too late!!

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The drive to Mt. Rushmore was so scenic

breathtaking. There is no better picture as Nature itself. T

national monument at Mt Rushmore has a sculpture carved of Granite Mountain, depicting the former United Sta

Presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theod

Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

We then headed towards the scenic Needles Highway

the Sylvan Lake & Custer Park. Sylvan Lake is an extra-ordin

landscape. The rocks which lay on the ends of the water give

unique appearance, yet unquestionably underline the fact t

we are in the Black Hills. It is a location that can provide all t

recreation you're wishing for. Its the best picnic spot ever!!

It is always nice to discover places and nicer to disco

new routes to the places. Leaving aside the little stress t

prevailed while losing our way to the Badlands, we found

amusing and amazing all along the roads, watching the beaut

landscape with literally no vegetation and only peaks of sand

The season changes and its a ritual of life, and our moods too incline for trips and lot more fun activitIt so happened on the Memorial Day weekend too. A plan suddenly chalked out on the day before, six of us set o

trip to Mt. Rushmore & Badlands. The Western Region of South Dakota, comprising Black Hills, Badlands and

Lakes region, which has a lot to offer for a three day trip. The whole place is surrounded by majestic gran

spikes, pine covered mountains and sharp rock outcrops.

We reached Badlandson time, to enjoy the marvelous

set! The beautiful orange rays falling on the sedimentary rocks of different shapes, canyons, ravines, threw a wrange of colors. The colors alternate from dark black/blue coal strips to bright clays to red sand. The whole pl

was fascinating and you cant doubt the skill of the eternal creator. In Bear country, a good number of be

walked side by side with us. The teddy bear dolls that we have at home are just less good looking than the r

ones, I can vouch. We also visited Cosmos, a place where Newtons theory of gravitation has to be recollected

thought of. A house built crooked on the top of the hill tried to defy the force of gravity and we can f

mysterious forces against us. Is it a true natural phenomenon or an illusion? I couldnt conclude. However, a go

place to visit. On the way back to Omaha, we visited the worlds only Corn Palace in Mitchell.

The whole trip was fun and proved that nature is the best entertainer!!!

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Basket Ball dairies from Chennai FD-Cognizant!!

Breaking away from the monotony and the glum of routine daily work, it was indeed a perfect dresequence. Associates sweating it out, perfecting their aims at the loop, refining their dribbling skills and impro

on passing, jump stops and defensethis speaks up for the widely favored FD-Basketball Championship.

Seven teams namely Casanova, Extream, Vision Plus Valihavgal, City Rocks, VQC, S5 and SSUPDATE B

took part in the tournament. Each and every team had members who were endowed with special talents for

game. But basketball is not about individual talent, it is about pure teamwork and game plan. After the in

round-robin matches, there were four teams vying for the spot in the finals; Casanova clashing against the

Rocks and the Vision Plus Valihavgal locking their horns with the Extream.

When it is

played the way it is

supposed to be played,

basketball happens in

the air; flying, floating,

elevated above the floor,

levitating the way

oppressed people of this

earth imagine

themselves in their

dreams. John Edgar

Wideman

During the tournament, the Navalur basketball co

became the center of entertainment for all of us. The atmosph

was electric and the decibel-levels of cheerleaders were way habove the permissible limits. The semi-finals were fier

competitive with teams fighting tooth and nail. Flagrant fo

blocking and charging were testimony to the intense aggression.

Both the matches ended up with a tight score-line

eventually the Casanova and Extream teams booked their spots

the much-awaited finals. The first-half ended with almost an e

score-line while in the second-half the Casanovas outplayed

Extream with some excellent passing and accurate shots. Te

Extream fought till the last buzzer and it was the Casanovas

emerged as the Champions. Congrats team!

Narasi and Kevin handed over the Championship Trophy to the victors in the midst of thunderous appla

which was followed up by emphatic celebrations. It had its own share of jubilating wins and agonizing losses, but

most important thing was the enthusiasm amongst the participants, the non-participants and the on-lookers. W

said basketball is a mans game? Sarmila from Vision Plus team was the only woman player and scorer of

tournament.

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owling Night @ Omaha

Sometimes, the break from the routo unwind us from the daily schedules d

rejuvenate our minds. A team bowling event

arranged at Sempecks Family Entertainm

Center in Omaha. As always, the mee

started with a brief self-introduction and

inspirational speech by Nachi. He highlighted

the current market situation and answered

the questions posed by the team. The certifica

of appreciation were given to the best perform

in the team. After that, the team went to bowling arena, where dinner was served.

whole team enjoyed bowling and was striv

hard to hit the maximum scores. On the whol

was a memorable event.

Badminton Tournament @ Chennai

First Data-Cognizant offshore team has always been keen in recognizing its associates talents in sports aas always created opportunities to showcase them. The love for the badminton game among Cognizant folks

nspicuous, many registered to try their hand and test their skills. The novices were not afraid to toss uphuttlecock against the regulars. For many, it was a first time experience but all they wanted was an opportunit

ay. On 27th April the badminton net went up and set the Game ON, tournament lasted for one month supporte

atural cheerleaders and jumping Jills. A stunning number of 75 teams including men, women, and mixed dou

articipated in the initial qualifying rounds. Associates enthusiasm was much evident from their Team names w

rried some of the funniest/striking names and a few associates turned into coaches to train the novices.

Teams Thala-Thalapathi, underdogs, Casanova v1.2,

yderabad sisters, phoenix, m-commerce battled their ways

to finals with gutsy performances. Thala-Thalapathi proved

at the art of badminton is to deceive its opponents with

bsolute elegance in placing the feather. Appatuckers and

yderabad sisters who hardly knew how to handle thecquet, made the audience numb with their entry into semi-

nals.

Simplicity was the game plan for m-commerce; they

nished it in style and became the most valued players of the

urnament with consistent good performances. Phoenix team

terally smashed its way to the title with its trademark

owerful smashes which were either outright winners or

sulted in weak returns from the opponents.

High energy levels, enthusiastic participation were on display at one of the biggest badminton tournaments

Cognizant, Navalur. People or events are fondly remembered for the legacy they leave behind and this tournamen

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Ping Pong Play

Customerorrespondence Games

rganization team came

p with a plan for a Ping

ong tournament after

ffice hours. There was an

verwhelming enthusiasm

ithin the team. The

ame Schedule & the

roup names were sent

ut to the team. It was

ood to watch the playersive their best to win the

tle. The final match was

etween Ayush & Sarath.

arath emerged as the

inner. He was awarded

he Champions Trophy

hich sits proudly on his

esk now.

Mary Hunt and her team visits FD

Chennai offshore!

It has become a tradition for FD Cogn

offshore folks to engage in fun oriented and

building activities whenever a client visits. W

Mary hunt and her team visited, we all rose u

the occasion and exhibited our talents in expla

the cultural diversity of our country by showca

our bay area ad 4 different regions North, S

East and West.

After this, Mary and her team shared

views and future vision with us in a town meeting. Before the team left for the US, they

happy to know how offshore enjoys working wit

and also how Cognizant and FD help each oth

all engagements. We are really glad for having

wonderful opportunities to interact with the

ricket, in a new style

That was a pleasantevening, when a team of

three from ODEV3 went

to St.Bernard Catholic

School to meet the

Webelos. The team

spoke about India and

its culture.

The kids (all of them were less than 10 years old) were so

xcited when they were learning a few words of our regional language.

nd talking about India without Cricket is impossible. The team had a

mall match with the kids, teaching them how to play. Wow! They

ere so enthusiastic and thrilled. We felt so happy when a couple of

ids parents told us that they had watched the whole World Cup

eries. After the game, we distributed some Indian snacks to the

hildren. It was such a wonderful experience and of course children are

lways special.

Sunithas visit to Chennai!

She was kind enough visit her

offshore team at Chennai. During her v

the team was also able to get a good ins

on client and our expectations. She a

shared her views on training process

Cognizant and also appreciated the gwork of the offshore team Sunitha sp

one complete weekend with her team

sharing knowledge and had a good time

taking the team for small outing to pla

in and around Chennai. She was absolu

awestruck looking at the huge Expr

Avenue mall in the heart of the city.

team was very happy that they got a g

opportunity to spend and share knowle

with their client artner.

Sunit

Tech Lead of clspecific mainfr

application tea

was on her ann

vacation to Ind

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Kevin Flesners visit to offshore!

Kevins stay at offshore lasted for a month. During his stay, Kevin established a good communication bet

he onsite and offshore teams and also shared his knowledge through a number of technical sessions to the offam. Kevin also participated in the internal QI sessions and team meetings along with the offshore team, giving

n insight to ways they can be improvised.

The team went out for outings with him to places

Mahabalipuram, which is world renowned for its beau

sculptures, Crocodile Park, the ancient Santhome Basi

Egmore museum and beaches including Marina and Elli

Kevin had a great time at Dakshina Chitra. This place

center for the arts, craft and architecture of India which ma

emphasizes on the traditions of Southern India. The offs

team also enjoyed a team dinner at Sea Shells, Anna Nagar

a team movie, Thor at PVR Cinemas, Chennai with Ke

Kevin also took part in an offshore team members birth

bash and gave a knock at the basketball tournament condu

by First Data, Offshore.

he mission for Siena/Francis House @ FD Omaha!

Siena Francis House Supply drive is a regular event on our First Data Charity calendar and this year to

ave done a tremendous job collecting supplies. Coffee, Laundry detergent, Bottled water (Case), socks, Trash li

nacks and a few other daily need items were collected and handed over to the SFH on June 3 rd. For the second ye

he record, Penny Davis/Donnette Janda-Change the Business (Rod Hames) team emerged as the top donor whopping 3382 points. There were volunteers from First Data and Cognizant who contributed and loaded the SFH

ith the collected supplies. It is a magnanimous feeling to give back to the community. We have always sh

ompassion and our big hearts to the community by providing supplies/services on a regular basis.

ere are the details of the number of items contributed this year:

Coffee Laundry

Detergent

Bottled

Water (Case)

Socks Trash

Liners

Snacks Other

Items

118 737 278 79 22 1252 552

D-Cognizant Chennai Team Trip to ALLEPPEY!!

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. A group of associates from FD-Cognizant Chennai team

ecided to step out for a fun filled relaxing trip toAlappuzha (Backwaters of Kerala). The plan was to hire a big ho

oat and sail along in the back waters of Alappuzha.

On May 4th around 9o clock in the evening, we started our journey by train. The 12 hours of train journey

lled with fun games, chit chats and gossips. And finally, the team reached Alappuzha station around 10o clock. L

he team marched towards the house boat and once we all got settled in the beautifully decorated boat, it started m

owly along the backwaters.

The scenic beauty of the backwaters was a real treat to our eyes and a few hours later, we were served deli

erala food and all this made us realize that we were indeed in Gods own country! After having a sumptuous mea

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LLEPPEY trip continuesOccasionally, the boat stopped at a few place

treat the group with wonderful must-watch backw

views. We wasted no opportunity to fetch some fr

Fish, Crabs and Prawns for the delectable

mouthwatering dinner. Later, after dinner, the t

regrouped and resumed for another session of play

card and board games that again lasted till the n

morning!

Next day, with lots of beautiful memories we all left

boat house and headed to Cochin for some m

sightseeing. And finally, the team boarded the train f

Cochin in the night and reached Chennai. Though

team was back to the routine work, the memories ofwhole trip will always be etched in our hea

forever!!!

Memphis in May!!

Memphis in May is a month long festival held in Memphis, Tennessee. The festival itself is split into four event

Event 1The Beale Street Music Festival:

This was a three day music performance

that had both star as well as emerging performers

participating in it. This program was organized

during first week of May at the foot of Beale Street.

This is considered to be the kickoff event of

Memphis of May Festival.

Event 2 - International Week:This event is serves as a mode of cultural excha

and the festival sets its theme around Belgium. India chosen as the theme of International Week in the yea

2000.

Event 3 The World Championship

Barbecue Cooking Contest:Memphis in May's World Championship

Barbecue Cooking Contest held on May 12-14, 2011.

With flood waters rising into Tom Lee Park,

Memphis in May officials had made the decision tomove the World Championship Barbecue Cooking

Contest to Tiger Lane (aka, the fairgrounds) in

Midtown.

Event 4 The Sunset Symphony:

This was the closing event for the month-long

Memphis in May Festival.

This years Sunset Symphony (the 35th annual) gates opened at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 28th, with music startin

3 p.m. The US Navy Band Freedom and dance troupe Watoto de Afrika performed before the air show and M

oncert (which was scheduled to start around 7:30 p.m.). People were allowed to bring blankets, lawn chairs

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Puzzle 1 Crossword Down 1: the short namefor an automated teller

machine

Across 2: a percentage

calculated and then

added on to the

principal amount

Down 3: to put money

into an account

Across: 4: (in 2 words,

Dont consider blank inbetween the words) a

cheque-like note issue

by a bank or other

institution

Down 5: another form of

payment other than

cash which identifies

who is giving and

receiving the payment

Across7: when your

account goes below

zero

Down 6: a record of

deposits, withdrawals

and interest

Across9: amount of

money that is in the

account after all

activities have beenentered

Down 7: (in 2 words,

Dont consider blank in

between the words) to

conduct banking over

the internet

Across10: to put a

future date on a

cheque, which

postpones when it can

be cashed

Down: 8: money going in

or out of an account

Across: 12: when the

bank verifies there is

enough money in the

account to cover the

amount of the

purchase

Down: 11: to sign your

name on the back of a

cheque in order to cash

or deposit it

Across: 13: a bank

employee

Across: 14: a secure area

or box where very

important documents,

jewels, etc. are kept under

lock and key

Puzzle 2 Jumbled Words:

(Form a meaningful word from the below jumbled words)

1. Ilfnotani

2. Eotmragg

3. Lotraalcle

4. Dorfavter

5. kcahacbs

Fun Facts

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes

open.

A mosquito has 47 teeth.

Your thumb is the same size as your

nose.

If the average male never shaved, his

beard would be 13 feet long when he

died.

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Puzzle 3

Are you a Tech Savvy!!?

1. What is the name of the

technique/algorithm used by Google for

Webpage Ranking?

2. Which Product of Microsoft was

originally known by the code name

Project Natal?

3. The previous logo of which famous

consumer electronics manufacturer is

this?

4. Who is the inventor of Mobile /Cellular

phone?

5. What does YAHOO stand for?

6. Which Website created by Mark

Zuckerberg during his Harvard days is

considered to be the predecessor of

Facebook?

Puzzle 4

Find the product from the taglines given

below

1. When it absolutely, positively has to be

there overnight.2. We bring good things to life

3. We love to see you smile

4. The worlds online marketplace.

5. Share moments. Share life.

Puzzle 5Brain teasers

1. In which state you will findMississippi River?

2. What comes once in a minute, twice

in a moment, but never in a thousand

years?

3. If there are three cups of sugar and

you take one away, how many do you

have?

4. You answer me, although I never ask

you questions. What am I?

5. An electric train is traveling south at70 mph the wind is traveling at 30

mph to the east. In which direction

the smoke will travel?

Answers

Puzzle1Crossword:

Puzzle2

JumbledWords:

1.Inflation

2.Mortgage

3.Collateral

4.Overdraft

5.Cashback

Puzzle4-Guesstheproduct:

1.Fedex

2.GE

3.McDonalds4.ebay

5.Kodak

Puzzle3TechSavvy

1.pigeonrank

2.Kinect(anaccessoryforXbox360)

3.Apple

4.Dr.MartinCooper

5.YetAnotherHierarchicalOfficiousOracle.

6.Facemash

Puzzle5Brainteasers

1.Liquidstate

2.LetterM

3.Youhavejustone-theoneyoutook

away.

4.Telephone

5.Electrictraindoesntproducesmoke.

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